Ssŭ-ma Ch‘ien, Gems of Chinese Literature — Courage (1922)
“ He who will face death at the call of duty must necessarily be brave. There is no difficulty in merely dying: the difficulty lies in dying at fitting junctures only.When Hsiang-ju carried in the jewel, [1] and with haughty gesture cursed right and left of the Prince of Ch'in, death was the worst he had to fear ”
